27 Apr 2010

Travel guide of Chile

This is a 1960 travel guide of Chile. It's mostly in black and white but has some beautiful illustrations and maps in colour.·Today I met Ebba Redman here in Santiago! This is probably one of the most fun things that have happened from having a blog. I first knew her from her blog, then we met when we both coincided in Stockholm, we kept in touch and now, almost two years later, she came here to visit and get inspired by this side of the world. I was sort of afraid that Santiago didn't measure up to her expectations but after a couple of minutes of walking in the streets, I realised how amazed she was by all she was seeing, by how different this is from her own place. So for the next days I'll be in tourist mode, looking for the picturesque and the simple in this city.

Margaret – Most of the places recommended in this guide still are current touristic destinations though their character might have changed in time – Sewell was in full swing, Pichilemu was just a quiet beach with train services direct from Santiago, and the lovely Valdivia didn't imagine the earthquake/tsunami that was to strike that same year and change its face dramatically.